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. >> ifill: next, to israel. president obama called prime minister benjamin netanyahu today to congratulate him on his victory in last week's parliamentary elections. the two leaders spoke about ensuring security in the region at a time of growing tensions. with their elections behind them, both men plan to address the civil war in syria, the threat posed by iran's nuclear program, and the stalemate between israelis and palestinians. and those are the subjects of three stories this week from margaret warner who is on a reporting trip to israel, the west bank and gaza. she begins tonight reporting on israeli concerns about the conflict in nearby syria. >> warner: the sweeping vistas of the golan heights plateau and the bucolic life of the israelis who live here bear quiet witness to the strategic importance of this area which israel captured from syria during the 1967 arab-israeli war. but after four decades of quiet along this border, israel, just like syria's arab neighbors, is increasingly worried about the unp
. >> ifill: next, to israel. president obama called prime minister benjamin netanyahu today to congratulate him on his victory in last week's parliamentary elections. the two leaders spoke about ensuring security in the region at a time of growing tensions. with their elections behind them, both men plan to address the civil war in syria, the threat posed by iran's nuclear program, and the stalemate between israelis and palestinians. and those are the subjects of three stories this week...
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israel's hold on the goal and. nor the way of life of the 20,000 israelis who moved here after israel took control. many live in housing settlemen settlements. others live, as he does, on agricultural kibbutzes growing fruit and wine-producing grapes. yet the fighting has already spilled over. wind farmer and settlement leader took us to see one of his hill top wind turbines and point out his settlement across the way. >> to the east we can see the community. this is a typical community. a religious one. something like 100 families. >> warner: that very settlement was hit last december when a syrian army mortar shell fired at rebel fighters went astray. after several more shells crossed the israeli army fired back, destroying a syrian mobile artillery battery and wounding several syrian soldiers. just one of many measures israel has gone to, to protect their unrecognized hold on this strategic land. >> we are located on a military outpost that will be manned in case of war. so this yowft post is secured by mine fie
israel's hold on the goal and. nor the way of life of the 20,000 israelis who moved here after israel took control. many live in housing settlemen settlements. others live, as he does, on agricultural kibbutzes growing fruit and wine-producing grapes. yet the fighting has already spilled over. wind farmer and settlement leader took us to see one of his hill top wind turbines and point out his settlement across the way. >> to the east we can see the community. this is a typical community....
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biggest benefit, a huge boost to israel's economy. gas will add 1% to israel's gdp this year. that's triggered a debate here. what will israel do with its financial windfall. the key question? will energy independence make israel stronger and how? it's a red hot topic in the country that already spends 20% of its budget on defense, far more than other western nations. critics worry that protecting the new platforms, sitting ducks at sea, will mean even more money is diverted from domestic spending to defense. and they say that's a bad idea. there have been also been protests about the government's plan to export much of the gas. the government says this will generate billions in new revenues. but critics say the government acted without necessary parliamentary approval and are challenging the plan in court. lawmakers like this one say more gas should be kept at home and more of the gas revenues invested in domestic programs other than defense. >> there is an economic and a social threat. and poverty is a bigger threat than security ri
biggest benefit, a huge boost to israel's economy. gas will add 1% to israel's gdp this year. that's triggered a debate here. what will israel do with its financial windfall. the key question? will energy independence make israel stronger and how? it's a red hot topic in the country that already spends 20% of its budget on defense, far more than other western nations. critics worry that protecting the new platforms, sitting ducks at sea, will mean even more money is diverted from domestic...
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israel would not confirm or deny the strike. margaret warner has been reporting on the developments from jerusalem. i spoke with her a short while ago. margaret, it's good to see you. based on your reporting, what can you tell us about this attack today? >> well, gwen, israeli officials are completely mum about this, but i've been able to confirm from a u.s. official that, in fact, the attack took place, that hit was a convoy of trucks carrying s.a.-17 antimissile components or the missiles themselves headed toward leban lebanon. the official i talked to said it actually occurred fairly near damascus but that the missiles or missile parts were already in hezbollah's hands. in other words, that this was not a syrian army convoy taking the weapons to hezbollah, the militant shiite group in lebanon, but hezbollah already had possession of them. if that turns out to be the case, it says a lot about hezbollah's actions and activities in syria right now. >> ifill: so a u.s. official has confirmed this to you. the syrian state televisi
israel would not confirm or deny the strike. margaret warner has been reporting on the developments from jerusalem. i spoke with her a short while ago. margaret, it's good to see you. based on your reporting, what can you tell us about this attack today? >> well, gwen, israeli officials are completely mum about this, but i've been able to confirm from a u.s. official that, in fact, the attack took place, that hit was a convoy of trucks carrying s.a.-17 antimissile components or the...
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even though israel may not want that -- and i think that israel has tried to be surgical and to remain calm -- broadly we have to begin asking what does assad want and what is he threatening? to some degree whether it's turkey, lebanon, other players, broadening the conflict is a card that he may be beginning to play. i think that's something we should be concerned about in washington. >> brown: where do you see that? where do you see that blurring of the lines? >> well, we see it in the cross-border military conflict in some areas of turkey. we've seen it as you've begun to watch the saudi, the qatarees and the emirates begin to worry about what may becoming after the regime. they are also calling and advising and trying to interact with people inside the syrian state government, the bureaucracy, they're worried about the internal dimensions of, you know, a somewhat extreme islamist takeover inside the country. we have a lot of players in the neighborhood who are beginning to become much more involved and engaged. one of the things assad has been promising in much of his rhetoric is t
even though israel may not want that -- and i think that israel has tried to be surgical and to remain calm -- broadly we have to begin asking what does assad want and what is he threatening? to some degree whether it's turkey, lebanon, other players, broadening the conflict is a card that he may be beginning to play. i think that's something we should be concerned about in washington. >> brown: where do you see that? where do you see that blurring of the lines? >> well, we see it...
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jeffrey brown begins with israel's new government. brown: in jerusalem today, workers literally rolled out the red carpet as part of a final preparations ahead of president obama's trip to the region. at the same time, israel's new coalition government was itself installed. led again by prime minister benjamin netanyahu but including new key players. its formation took weeks of negotiations after netanyahu won re-election in january's parliamentary elections. a victory accompanied by the surprisingly strong second-place finish of yair lapid. today netanyahu had to say about his new government stance on relations with the palestinians. >> with a palestinian partner who is willing to conduct negotiations in good faith, israel will be prepared for historic compromise that will end the conflict with the palestinians forever. >> brown: on one important issue, new jewish settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem, the country's new housing minister said yesterday that building would continue in, quote, accordance with what the governme
jeffrey brown begins with israel's new government. brown: in jerusalem today, workers literally rolled out the red carpet as part of a final preparations ahead of president obama's trip to the region. at the same time, israel's new coalition government was itself installed. led again by prime minister benjamin netanyahu but including new key players. its formation took weeks of negotiations after netanyahu won re-election in january's parliamentary elections. a victory accompanied by the...
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has israel's back. and the reason that's important is because president obama needs to work together with president netanyahi on two particularly difficult issues. one is how to stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and the other is what to do about the fallout from the conflict in syria. in addition, the president would like to advance the wil rel-palestinian piece process, and again he needs prime minister netanyahi for that. above all, the white house and the president calculate that if he can move israeli public opinion about him from its deeply unfavorable view now-- only 10% in a poll last week have a favorable poll of the president. 38% think he's hostile to israel. if he can move that and have the israeli people trust him more it will be easier for netanyahi to cooperate with the president and harder for netanyahi to confront or oppose the president. >> ifill: netanyahi is forming his new government. the president is just starting his second term. they both had some domestic limitations on th
has israel's back. and the reason that's important is because president obama needs to work together with president netanyahi on two particularly difficult issues. one is how to stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and the other is what to do about the fallout from the conflict in syria. in addition, the president would like to advance the wil rel-palestinian piece process, and again he needs prime minister netanyahi for that. above all, the white house and the president calculate that if...
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. >> woodruff: amidst a chorus of complaints from israel, some arab gulf states and members of congress, president obama and other administration officials went out today to try to sell the interim deal reached with iran over its nuclear program. the president took time at the start of an immigration reform event in california to make a pitch for the iran deal struck in the wee hours of sunday morning: >> if iran seizes this opportunity and chooses to join the global community then we can begin to chip away at the mistrust that's existed for many many years between our two nations. none of that's going to be easy, huge challenges remain. >> woodruff: but today talk focused on the nuts and bolts of the six-month pact. and the initial sanctions relief secured in sunday's deal had shoppers and merchants buzzing in tehran's grand bazaar today. >> ( translated ): people have more motivation to buy. there is more confidence among shoppers. >> woodruff: iran's economy has been crippled by comprehensive international sanctions for years, but today, france's foreign minister said the european un
. >> woodruff: amidst a chorus of complaints from israel, some arab gulf states and members of congress, president obama and other administration officials went out today to try to sell the interim deal reached with iran over its nuclear program. the president took time at the start of an immigration reform event in california to make a pitch for the iran deal struck in the wee hours of sunday morning: >> if iran seizes this opportunity and chooses to join the global community then...
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. >> israel has wmd it has to sign and israel occupy our land that's where we talked about middle east, it should be comprehensive. >> charlie: do you consider chemical warfare equivalent to nuclear warfare. >> i don't know. we haven't tried. >> charlie: you are head of state, you understand the consequences of don't discriminate -- >> technically they are not the same. but morally it's the same. >> charlie: morally they are the same. >> but killing is killing. massacring is massacring. you may kill tens of thousands or hundreds much thousands with very primitive -- >> charlie: why do you have such a stockpile of chemical weapons? >> we don't discuss that in public. we don't say that we have it. we didn't say that we don't have it. it's syrian issue. it's a middle east issue we never discuss in public with anyone. the "new york times" this morning. syria's leaders amassed one of the stockpiles of chemical weapons with help from the soviet union and iran as well as western european suppliers and even a handful of american companies according to america diplomatic cables and declassified
. >> israel has wmd it has to sign and israel occupy our land that's where we talked about middle east, it should be comprehensive. >> charlie: do you consider chemical warfare equivalent to nuclear warfare. >> i don't know. we haven't tried. >> charlie: you are head of state, you understand the consequences of don't discriminate -- >> technically they are not the same. but morally it's the same. >> charlie: morally they are the same. >> but killing is...
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bashar assad helped us win the war over israel. all our weapons were entering from there. >> warner: grandmother fatima shared nasrallah's fear of the extremists in the syrian opposition. >> if they are not stopped in syria, they are coming after us. we don't slaughter people. we are not savages like them. >> the main element of hezbollah's narrative is that the fight in syria is a preemptive war. >> warner: randa slim of the new america foundation, author of a forthcoming book on hezbollah, says nasrallah is casting this as a necessary war of prevention. >> it's better for us shi'as and hezbollah to fight them inside syria instead of waiting for them to come to our back doors. >> warner: and are shi'a here buying that? >> so far the majority of the shi'as and the core constituency of hezbollah has bought lock, stock, and barrel into this narrative. >> warner: not all, however. one of hezbollah's founders, sheikh subhi al tufayli, says nasrullah is simply doing the bidding of his patron iran. >> the truth is, hezbollah is ordered t
bashar assad helped us win the war over israel. all our weapons were entering from there. >> warner: grandmother fatima shared nasrallah's fear of the extremists in the syrian opposition. >> if they are not stopped in syria, they are coming after us. we don't slaughter people. we are not savages like them. >> the main element of hezbollah's narrative is that the fight in syria is a preemptive war. >> warner: randa slim of the new america foundation, author of a...
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israel is very close by. we've got bases throughout the region. we cannot see a breach of the nonproliferation norm that allows potentially chemical weapons to fall into the hands of all kinds of folks. so what i've said is that we have not yet made a decision, but the international norm against the use of chemical weapons needs to be kept in place, and nobody disputes-- or hardly anybody disputes -- that qems were used on a large scale in syria against civilian populations. we have looked at all the evidence, and we do not believe the opposition possessed chemical weapons of that sort. we do not believe, given the delivery system-- using rockets that the opposition could have carried out these attacks. we have concluded that the syrian government in fact carried it out, and if that's so, there need to be international consequence. so we are consulting with our allies. we are consulting with the international community, and, you know, i have no interest in any kind of open-ended conflict in syria but we cohave to make sure that when countries brea
israel is very close by. we've got bases throughout the region. we cannot see a breach of the nonproliferation norm that allows potentially chemical weapons to fall into the hands of all kinds of folks. so what i've said is that we have not yet made a decision, but the international norm against the use of chemical weapons needs to be kept in place, and nobody disputes-- or hardly anybody disputes -- that qems were used on a large scale in syria against civilian populations. we have looked at...
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what that means for israel and possibly the entire region. on sunday we have a fascinating profile of steven sondheim, the that jeff brown filed, and kristina ball tony is going to give us a look ahead at a very busy week on capitol hill. >> brown: and to help you watch all those stories, we have a "newshour weekend" user guide with tips on how to dvr the show, and ways you can watch live streaming online; plus, a link to find when it airs on your local station. that's on our homepage. >> woodruff: on monday, tune in or the news and analysis you've come to trust, but with a different look and a bit of history from gwen and me, side by side, as the new co-anchors of the weekday newshour. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thanks for joining us. good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine
what that means for israel and possibly the entire region. on sunday we have a fascinating profile of steven sondheim, the that jeff brown filed, and kristina ball tony is going to give us a look ahead at a very busy week on capitol hill. >> brown: and to help you watch all those stories, we have a "newshour weekend" user guide with tips on how to dvr the show, and ways you can watch live streaming online; plus, a link to find when it airs on your local station. that's on our...
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. >> brown: next to syria, where rebels briefly seized control of the only border crossing with israel in the golan heights today, sending united nations staff in the area scrambling to shelters. austrian peacekeepers announced they'd withdraw their troops because of the violence. several hours later, president bashar al-assad's forces re-took the crossing. meanwhile, al-qaeda leader ayman al-zawahari urged syrians to unite against assad. and in lebanon there were more signs today that the conflict is spilling over there following the takeover of the syrian town of qusair by assad forces and hezbollah. margaret warner is in beirut and talked to ray suarez a short time ago. >> suarez: margaret, welcome. what's the reaction in lebanon to the victory of assad's forces in qusair over the free syrian army? >> warner: ray, the reaction's been large here because of the role that hezbollah fighters from lebanon played in the retaking of qusair, assisting the assad forces. there also has been an immediate security reaction here in lebanon-- that is, 11 rockets were fired overnight at the hezbol
. >> brown: next to syria, where rebels briefly seized control of the only border crossing with israel in the golan heights today, sending united nations staff in the area scrambling to shelters. austrian peacekeepers announced they'd withdraw their troops because of the violence. several hours later, president bashar al-assad's forces re-took the crossing. meanwhile, al-qaeda leader ayman al-zawahari urged syrians to unite against assad. and in lebanon there were more signs today that...
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could confront questions about that policy when he visits the middle east next week, with stops in israel, the west bank and jordan. >> time is of the essence here. >> brown: frederic hof, formerly the president's special advisor for transition in syria, is now at the atlantic council, a washington think tank. >> it is probably time for the united states and its allies to engage directly in strong relationships with these armed rebels, the ones we've been able to vet, the ones who share our basic values. some of those relationships may involve arming. >> brown: the u.s. and others also face the challenge of helping more than a million syrians who have fled to surrounding lebanon, turkey, jordan and iraq. even more are displaced inside syria. today, in beirut, lebanon, the u.n.'s high commissioner on refugees warned, again, of ripple effects. >> the syrian conflict is more than a humanitarian tragedy, the syrian conflict became a meaningful threat to regional and global peace and security. there is a real risk of seeing the syrian conflict spilling over. >> brown: and also today, as if to
could confront questions about that policy when he visits the middle east next week, with stops in israel, the west bank and jordan. >> time is of the essence here. >> brown: frederic hof, formerly the president's special advisor for transition in syria, is now at the atlantic council, a washington think tank. >> it is probably time for the united states and its allies to engage directly in strong relationships with these armed rebels, the ones we've been able to vet, the ones...
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., by implication israel, and now this home group force, the movement, another islamist move,. >> woodruff: so the gulen movement, give us a sense what that is? >> that is a very mysterious organization, judy. first of all-- headed by a man we just saw in the state who lives here in pennsylvania because he was hounded, for 15 years and for reasons it isn't clear he hadn't gone back. idea logical it is a blend of sufficienti islam that has been described as wanting to marry islam in modernity but in practice a network of businessmen, people in bure sock-- bureaucracy, in civil society, big education kponant and they work together. it is also secret, you don't register as a gulenist. and so they are, for a long time were erdogan's allies against the military. but in the last year or two they have come to feel that erdogan has become an authoritarian democrat is one term they use. and is running kind of rough shod over sort of let power go to his head. and so they are are they in the ranks of the prosecutors and police, probably so. but that video didn't lie. this money was discovered and the
., by implication israel, and now this home group force, the movement, another islamist move,. >> woodruff: so the gulen movement, give us a sense what that is? >> that is a very mysterious organization, judy. first of all-- headed by a man we just saw in the state who lives here in pennsylvania because he was hounded, for 15 years and for reasons it isn't clear he hadn't gone back. idea logical it is a blend of sufficienti islam that has been described as wanting to marry islam in...
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true friends of syria around the world, they will not allow syria to fall in the hands of americans, israel and sunni extremists. >> woodruff: in washington today, state department spokesman patrick ventrell condemned hezbollah's intervention in the qusair fight. >> hezbollah's occupation of villages along the lebanese- syrian border and its support for the regime and pro-assad militia exacerbate and inflame regional sectarian tensions and perpetuate the regime's campaign of terror against the syrian people. >> woodruff: but with hezbollah's help, assad's forces have made gains of late, and this weekend, he told an argentine newspaper, he will not step down before elections. >> ( translated ): any decisions having to do with reforms in syria or any political action are local syrian decisions. neither the u.s. nor any other state is allowed to intervene in it. this issue is dealt with in syria. you don't go to a conference to decide on an issue that has not been determined by the people. >> woodruff: today, the u.n. envoy's representative arrived in damascus, hoping to get the syrians to att
true friends of syria around the world, they will not allow syria to fall in the hands of americans, israel and sunni extremists. >> woodruff: in washington today, state department spokesman patrick ventrell condemned hezbollah's intervention in the qusair fight. >> hezbollah's occupation of villages along the lebanese- syrian border and its support for the regime and pro-assad militia exacerbate and inflame regional sectarian tensions and perpetuate the regime's campaign of terror...
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really suffering, tremendous consequences with the syrian state sailing on the borders of lebanon, israel, iraq, jordan and turkey. the longer that this conflict goes on, the greater this problem gets. >> putting at further risk the stability of iraq which costs the united states thousands of american lives and hundreds of billions of dollars to secure. >> ifill: finally tonight, on this day when the life and work of nelson mandela were honored in south africa, we bring you some personal memories from scholar, author and educator johnnetta cole. she is director of the smithsonian national museum of african art. that's where she sat down with jeffery brown. >> brown: when were you first aware of nelson mandela? >> further back than i probably count. but i do remember being very much a part of the anti- apartheid movement of the late '60s, the '70s and into the '80s. specifically, i was a professor at the university of massachusetts in amherst, and very much a part of that movement calling for the university to divest. and whenever we were talking about divestment, we were really thinking a
really suffering, tremendous consequences with the syrian state sailing on the borders of lebanon, israel, iraq, jordan and turkey. the longer that this conflict goes on, the greater this problem gets. >> putting at further risk the stability of iraq which costs the united states thousands of american lives and hundreds of billions of dollars to secure. >> ifill: finally tonight, on this day when the life and work of nelson mandela were honored in south africa, we bring you some...
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goldberg, one of the most respected journalists following the middle east and talk about syria, iran, israel, and palestine. >> i believe that america, a, is a force for good and, b, has a lot of power in the world but i -- we'd be foolish not to look at our inability to shape the future of iraq and not draw some lessons from that. and so i am not convinced at all that we have the ability to shape an outcome in syria that would be beneficial to the best interests of syria but beneficial to our n
goldberg, one of the most respected journalists following the middle east and talk about syria, iran, israel, and palestine. >> i believe that america, a, is a force for good and, b, has a lot of power in the world but i -- we'd be foolish not to look at our inability to shape the future of iraq and not draw some lessons from that. and so i am not convinced at all that we have the ability to shape an outcome in syria that would be beneficial to the best interests of syria but beneficial...